#chummy

11th - Chummy's

Chummy, girl, I love you and I love a non-traditional wedding dress, but what the hell was this the pattern is so bad you could've done better than this. Also you married a cop so you do get a few points knocked off for that

10th - Shelagh's original dress

She looks sad, so does the dress

9th - Violet's

See this is how you do it Chummy and sad Shelagh!!!! We’re into the ‘I like this’ category. I would’ve liked it a lot more if it was slightly shorter and tighter but that wouldn’t have really fit for Violet’s character, or the era.

8th - Barbara's

It’s cute, very Barbara, just a little boring, especially without the cape

7th - Sister Monica Joan and Sister Winifred's

Only one of the dresses in this scene that we actually get a good look at. Although we don’t see it on anyone I wish we did because if we got to see a whole look it would probably be higher

6th - Trixie's

Girl's a fashion icon we knew she was gonna pull it out of the bag. Wasn't a big fan seeing it from the distance at first but when I saw it closer up it grew on me. Love the fabric, love the little hat

5th - Shelagh's actual dress

She looks great, love the lace and that it carries all the way down the dress, showing her shoulders slightly which is very iconic and scandalous of her, no notes

4th - Sister Catherine's

This one's actually gone up a spot and I'm still not even sure why I like it so much?? I really don't think I can explain it I just think she looks really beautiful. I think it's because it's basic enough that I might actually wear it myself but with enough embelishment that it isnt boring? Maybe? Also I love the one big flower

3rd - Lucille's

Marriage may have failed but at least her wedding slayed!  Dresses with lace on top and a big plain bottom are very overdone in my opinion but I love the type of lace they used and the big puffy sleeves.  This is gonna sound really mean but I promise it’s compliment - it’s edging towards being ugly in a way that I absolutely adore. 10/10, no notes.

2nd - Rosalind's

Absolutely love it, she looks adorable. Actually think the only thing keeping this out of the top spot is all the ickiness around how Lucille was treated in relation to Rosalind and Cyril's marriage

1st - Nancy's

I am thoroughly enjoying my rewatch of Call the Midwife. A blend of heartwarming and yikes all at once haha. I have missed Chummy and the girls (and Fred) for some time.

I am finding that I am not enjoying Jenny Lee quite as much as I once did. I honestly have no outright issue, but I don't find her quite as engaging or...involved? No real qualms. Just something I noticed this go around.

Oh, I was also so surprised at how soon into the series we see Sister Monica Joan struggling with her mind. It's been some time since I rewatched from the beginning. I usually devour the newest season in a day or two. So, I was shocked to be in the courtroom over the petty thefts. I thought that was later on. I love her.

Deadpool from the MCU as varsex (since he has all the cancers). Photo credit. Inspired by this ask to @consciousexe.

Paul Atreides from Dune as intersex and interexpressive-masculine (i.e. his masculine gender expression is connected to / reflective of being intersex). Photo credit. Submission by @goingrampant.

Brienne of Tarth from Games of Thrones as intersex and having interexpressive-neutral gender expression. Image source. Inspired by this post by @thehmn.

Chummy Browne from Call the Midwife as intersex and interexpressive-androgynous (while also being a woman). Inspired by the same post by @thehmn. Image source.

Bobbie Draper from The Expanse as intersex and interexpressive-feminine. Her femininity (especially in the books) is always described in reference to her large stature and musculature, but it's always understood as feminine. Very feminine in a specifically intersex way. Photo source. Inspired by this post by @intertrek.

Camina Drummer from The Expanse as extersex, because what kind of beltalowda has access to medical testing? This one's from me, I headcanon most of the Belters in the TV show as hypogonadally intersex to explain why they're not as tall as they should be per the books 😂. And I think Drummer wouldn't be bothered to figure out if she is intersex or not.

Ahsoka Tano from Star Wars as intersex AFAB transfeminine with the intertransgender flag. Source image. Inspired by this poll by @aretheyqueer.

Fiona from Shrek as PCOS-intersex (i.e. intersex on the basis of having PCOS hyperandrogenism). Suggested by @scifimagpie. Image source.

Harth Fray from the Buffy comics as XTM intersex, having access to feminine powers that are shared with his twin sister. Suggested by @goingrampant. Image source.

Joan Lambert from Alien is XTF intersex! Photo from here. I've seen a bunch of people list Lambert as an intersex headcanon but I personally think the reveal she was medically assigned from male to female at birth is pretty canonically intersex. 🤷

Tedd Verres from El Goonish Shive is intersex and interfluid! Picture source. Submission by @goingrampant.

Azi Nareen from Scavenger's Reign is intersex and inter-agender/intergenderless. Picture from from here. Another headcanon of mine.

In S01 E04, Chummy is preparing to go to dinner and a movie with her beau, Constable Peter Noakes, and so Trixie tries to coach Chummy about how to behave when having dinner with a man she likes by giving lecture-demonstration that includes all sorts of conventionally feminine behaviors.

At first I was afraid that this ep was employing the trope of having the unconventionally feminine character think that she had to try to mimic stereotypically feminine behaviors in order to secure her man's love, thus setting her up for public humiliation when she attempts those behaviors and fails miserably, and thus giving the male character the opportunity to show how generous he is by forgiving the fumbling female for being who she is.

I was so relieved that this is not, in fact, what they did. Instead, they showed Chummy knowing that that kind of feminine presentation isn't for her, and that although Chummy is tall and ungainly and not conventionally beautiful she is still in command of herself and able to make decisions about how to conduct her relationships on her own terms. Further, although there was a lot of laughter between Chummy and Cynthia over what Trixie was trying to show them, it was all good-hearted and not at all derisive at Trixie's expense.

The show continued to respect Chummy's character in the scene where the nurses all go to a dance with Noakes and Jimmy, Jenny Lee's friend. Noakes asks Chummy to dance, but she demurs, saying that she doesn't know how. But Noakes doesn't care about that; he just wants to dance with his girl. Then when they show Noakes and Chummy dancing together it's clear that neither of them really know how to jitterbug, but it doesn't matter: they're trying their best, they're having fun, they're laughing when they can't quite get a move right or when the height difference makes a move difficult (Chummy is several inches taller than Noakes).

At no point does this scene poke any fun at Chummy's clumsiness, nor does it create a situation by which she embarrasses herself in public and needs to have her self-esteem rebuilt by her boyfriend. Chummy is shown as being worthy of love just by being who she is, and she doesn't have to be redeemed or gain a man's approval for that to be true.